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2021-22 Men's Golf Roster

Melvin Morales

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Humacao, Puerto Rico
  • High School Colegio San Antonio Abad
  • Major Sports Management

Biography

Senior (2021-22)
  • Competed in all eight tournaments and both of the team’s matches
  • Was the highest-finishing Peacock at the MAAC Championships, coming in 15th place after shooting a stellar 70 (-2) second round
  • Was the top Saint Peter’s finisher at the team’s last four regular season tournaments, posting a season-high T-7th place at the Metropolitan Championship in November.
  • MAAC All-Academic team selection
Junior (2020-21)
  • Competed in all four tournaments and 7-1/2 rounds played during the spring of 2021
  • Led the team with the lowest to-par average (+5) and average stroke count (76.27), posting one round at or under par
  • Carded a two-over 74 during the second round of the MAAC Championship for his lowest round of the season
  • Carded a score in the 70s in all but one of his seven rounds played (not including the rain-abbreviated final round of the MAAC Championships)
  • Finished in a tie for 23rd at the MAAC Championships (4/23-25)
Sophomore (2019-20)
  • Competed in four tournaments and eight rounds 
  • Averaged a 3-over 74.11 for the fall season, the second-lowest average on the team
  • Shared the Monmouth Fall Invitational's medalist honor with teammate Stanley Garrant after shooting a 2-under 69
  • Also placed in the top-15 of a rain-shortened Matthews Auto Collegiate Invitational with a 1-over 73
Freshman (2018-19)
  • Had a top-10 finish and a top-20 finish for the Peacocks during the regular season
  • Finished the Columbia Invitational in ninth on Apr. 13
  • Placed 11th at the Metropolitan Intercollegiate on Oct. 29
  • Finished in 10th place at the 2019 MAAC Championships
  • Earned All-MAAC Team accolades, becoming just the third Peacock freshman ever to earn all-conference honors
  • Named as the Saint Peter's Male Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year
Before Saint Peter’s
  • Native of Humacao, Puerto Rico who played at Colegio San Antonio Abad
  • Served as captain for two seasons
  • Selected to the PR National Team six-times in a row and was the captain on the PR National Team in 2018
  • At 15 years old, he was the youngest player to have made the Amateur PR National team
  • Named Lowest Junior Champion by the PRGA in the Island Championship in 2018
  • Won the PR Island Championship six times
  • Earned the Junior Golfer of the Year by the Puerto Rico Golf Association award in 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2020-21Junior

    5'11" 145 lbs
  • 2021-22Senior

    5'11" 145 lbs

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